England's new primary phonics test risks doing "long-term damage" to children's reading, teachers' leaders say.
Standards in children's reading have been edging up over the last few years, with 84% of 11-year-olds achieving the required reading standards this year.
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In America, a similar study suggested chess improved children's reading and writing skills, and led to chess being placed on the curriculum in New Jersey.
Wood approached then-Stanford University Graduate School of Education professor Robert Calfee, an expert on children's reading development, who agreed to lend a hand as an adviser.
Sir Michael said the secret to boosting children's reading and writing abilities - and their overall academic performance - lay in getting things right when they were young.
The OCR, meanwhile, is setting up a Language Ladder, starting at primary school, to assess children's skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
All the same, Mr Hwang is believed to spend most of his time watching television or reading children's books.
She advises smokers to make a video of themselves now, reading a children's book or singing a lullaby.
"The government is firmly committed to making reading a daily part of children's lives and we have a range of initiatives to encourage all young people to take an interest in reading for pleasure, " a spokeswoman said.
But, as with great children's books that adults delight in reading, albums like Dizzy show that it's possible to make music that engages everyone who has a little kid in the house, or a little kid inside himself.
Such projects, encouraging learning through play, had led to children's attaining higher IQs and getting better reading skills, she said.
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Children still enjoy reading her and that's why we should celebrate her.
The day's big law-making event is the second reading debate on the Children and Families Bill - which deals with a wide range of child-related issues including removing barriers to adoption and boosting the educational achievement of children in care.
Many teachers think it does not suit all children's learning styles and argue it is so mechanistic it can destroy the joy of reading.
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Ofsted's report on reading found that, while overall standards are improving, many children are not "reading for pleasure" even when they are strong readers.
Former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen, chair of the judging panel, created the competition along with the reading charity Booktrust.
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